When will the power be back in McLeod County, MN?

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No significant county-wide outage reported in McLeod County, MN right now.

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Elsewhere in Minnesota: 257 customers reported out — statewide status.

Updated 10:31 PM CDT.

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Who serves McLeod County?

County-wide coverage, with utility detail where available. Serving utilities tracked here include Xcel Energy, alongside the nationwide county-by-county tally. Hutchinson Utilities Commission, Meeker Cooperative Light & Power Association, McLeod Cooperative Power Association and 2 others also serve parts of this county — we don't yet read their own live outage maps. Multiple utilities serve parts of this area — enter a street address above for your exact provider. For the parent company's combined picture, see Xcel Energy outages across every state it serves.

Outage history — McLeod County, MN

Last significant outage: Jul 24, 2026 — peaked at 286 customers, restored in ~1.5 hr (heat event).

This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Jul 24, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.

Longer-term outage history — McLeod County, MN

Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show 59 notable outages (200+ customers at peak) here between 2014 and 2025. Typical restoration ran ~2.3 hr (median), and outages here have been most common in summer.

Largest on record: ~3,372 customers out in July 2023, restored after about 7 hr. The busiest year on record here was 2025.

Source: EAGLE-I (Oak Ridge National Laboratory / U.S. Department of Energy), county-level records 2014–2025 measured by the same rules as our tracking archive above, over a far longer period than we have been tracking — the same method, a different set of outages. These are federal historical records, not events tracked live by this site.

Communities covered

Communities in McLeod County include Hutchinson, Glencoe, Winsted, Lester Prairie, Silver Lake, Brownton, Stewart and Plato. Searches and the live map cover every address in the county, named here or not.

Common questions

How do I report a power outage in McLeod County, MN?

Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of McLeod include Hutchinson Utilities Commission, Xcel Energy, Meeker Cooperative Light & Power Association and others — service areas overlap and county lines don't decide your provider, so confirm yours, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line also helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.

Nearby counties & areas

Sibley County · Carver County · Meeker County · Wright County · Nicollet County · Renville County · Scott County · Hennepin County

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